Our RV is a Carri-Lite CLS36
XTRM5 - a 36'
5th wheel trailer pulled by a Ford F350 diesel with
dual rear wheels. The trailer
is highly "personalized" - we've replaced the
recliners, sleeper sofa, bedding, and TVs. In
2009 we converted the brakes from electric drums to
hydraulic discs and replaced the entire suspension
with the Mor/Ryde IS system. Each wheel is
completely independent. We also upgraded from
16" G-rated tires to
17.5" wheels and Goodyear G114 H-rated tires along with
adding a PressurePro tire pressure monitoring system.

2012
Travel Archive

In May we attended
nephew Christopher's graduation from Tri-County Tech. As
usual, we had a great time visiting with Candy and Charles, and
seeing some of the sights in the area, including Reedy River Falls
in Greenville, and the famous Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC.

In July we attended niece
Tiffany's wedding in Albuquerque, along with Suzanne's and Annette's
families. After the wedding Annette's family joined us at
Ponderosa Campground in Colorado. Suzanne's family went to the
Grand Canyon.

We visit Port Aransas on the
Gulf Coast near Corpus Christi once or twice a year. We
usually stay at Pioneer RV park but this year we stayed at Gulf
Waters - quite a bit nicer.

Las
Vegas - for our 45th Anniversary

Carol and Richard
flew to Las Vegas to celebrate our 45th Anniversary. We
stayed at Caesar's Palace, saw Celine Dion and Cirque du Soleil "O",
and had dinner at the Stratosphere Tower. Sorry,
no photos - what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!
Well OK, I'll include one photo, of us in the desert - Carol
had to get off the bike to take this photo.

We took Austin and Noah
to Disney World for four days and five nights.
We stayed on the Disney property at Port Orleans and
had breakfast or dinner "with the characters"
several
times. It was the first airplane flight for
Austin and he did just fine.

In March we took the RV to
Navarre, FL to meet Carol's sister Candy and her
husband Charles. We stayed at Emerald Beach RV
Park and visited the Naval Aviation Museum,
Pensacola Lighthouse, Blackwater State Park, and the
Air Force Armament Museum.

Other trips ...

Other trips included:

Port Aransas several times,
once with Annette's family. We stayed in
the RV while they had a cabin in the same RV
park.

In April we took Macy and Jackson
to Disney World for five days and six nights.
We stayed on the Disney property at Port Orleans and
had breakfast or dinner "with the characters" four
times, at: Crystal Palace, Chef Mickey's,
Donald's Safari, and with the Princesses at the
Norway pavilion. It was the first flight for
both them. Macy giggled and laughed during
takeoff and Jackson sat there with big eyes.

In June we took a cruise/land
tour to Alaska and the Yukon. The cruise ship
was the mv Zuiderdam out of Vancouver, BC. We
sailed three days stopping in Juneau and ending in
Skagway where we boarded the Whitepass and Yukon
railway then continued via motor coach, river boat, and
train.

We took a couple of days in
Vancouver prior to embarking, and a couple of days
in Anchorage after the tour. One of the
highlights was riding the famous McKinley Explorer
domed railcar from Fairbanks to Anchorage with a
stay-over in Denali National Park.

In August we made our annual trip
to Ponderosa Campground in Colorado. Suzanne's
family joined us again this year so we decided to
take Austin and Jackson on the Cumbres & Toltec
narrow gauge train ride. Suzanne and Shane
tagged along also. We also visited the Great
Sand Dune National Park and Zapata Falls, a lovely
waterfall nearby.

Other trips ...

Other trips included:

Lake Conroe, to attend the
Carriage Travel Club Texas National rally.
Albuquerque (twice) to work on Carol's mother's
house getting it ready to sell.
Port Aransas (twice) including side trips to
Rockport and Fulton.
Lake Belton - just to relax.

Memorable 2008 Travel

Cedar
Ridge Park
Lake Belton, TX

This is a very nice park that we
discovered in 2007. It's spacious and has
great views of the lake. Wild turkeys abound.
We were surprised by a sudden cold front that took
the temperature below freezing so we had to visit Walmart to pick up another space heater!

Two weeks in Northern Italy and
the Italian Riviera. A fantastic trip we had
been planning for a while, with Carol's sister Candy
and her husband Charles. It was a Go Ahead
Tour and they were great. Our guide Matteo was
extremely knowledgeable about Italian cuisine and
history - and he was very entertaining. The
tour included Lago Maggiore, Torino, Barolo, La
Morra D'Alba, Asti, Santa Margherita Ligure, Cinque
Terre, Parma, Bologna, Florence, Ferrara, Verona,
and Venice. We are looking forward to doing
more tours like this in the future.

This was our "big trip" of the
year. The entire family - all the kids and
grandkids - came to Albuquerque to celebrate Carol's
dad's 90th birthday, then we all continued to
Ponderosa Campground on the Conjeos River 17 miles
West of Antonito, Colorado. We were also
joined by Carol's brother Gary and his family.

Memorable
2007 Travel

Hawaii

Two weeks of paradise on Maui and
the Big Island, and visiting our dear friends Tony
and Pauline.

Las Vegas

A week on the Strip so Carol
could attend the Creative Painting seminars and
convention.